tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post7432222172883746193..comments2023-09-17T04:34:33.856-07:00Comments on My ASD Child: Preference for Bland Foods in Aspergers ChildrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-4307513099973904632015-01-19T10:11:19.726-08:002015-01-19T10:11:19.726-08:00My almost 5 yr old is such a fussy eater. His Dr. ...My almost 5 yr old is such a fussy eater. His Dr. has said she is not concerned. He basically only likes white/beige/dull coloured food. And he will go on a spurt with one food (example a peanut butter wrap for dinner for two weeks straight). He has had the exact same lunch for 3 months: jam sandwich, yogurt, nutrigrain bar, dried fruit and crackers. He doesn't eat any vegetables, but does drink vegetable juice everyday. He used to eat lot of fresh fruit but now that is quite limited, he does drink lots of fruit juice. The only meat he will eat is bacon (pork and turkey). He basically lives off of sandwiches, wraps, cereals, crackers, yogurt. But, we do keep trying to re-introduce foods with the hopes he will expand his horizons one day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984036185621436749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-25080044665539121942012-05-26T17:00:10.378-07:002012-05-26T17:00:10.378-07:00My 10 yr old son was recently diagnosed with Asper...My 10 yr old son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers. At the age of 2 his food issues began. I would make him something to eat and he would refuse it. When I asked what he want to eat he would request something and then refuse it once it was made and given to him. Whe I talked to his pediatrician about it and my frustration with it, he told me not to make other foods for him. Just make something and if he refuses it then he goes hungery until the next meal time. My 2 year old starved himself for 3 days with 3 meals a day put in front of him he refused to eat a bite. By the end of the 3rd day I just broke down ... I couldn't fathom how a 2 yr could have the insane will power and hard headedness to starve hims self for 3 days. I broke down and just begged him to eat something.. anything.. He began eating plain butter noodles and for the longest time that was all he would eat. I was told to force him to eat, to leave him alone to discuise food, to present it in a different form.. and nothing I have ever done has made a bit of differance in his eating habits. To this day he has about 5-6 things that he likes to eat and they are for the most part plain. Butter noodles, cheese pizza, Maple brown sugar oatmeal, and chicken nuggets mostly. I've made my piece with this .. it's not something that will change unless he wants it to. I have given up fighting a battle I can not win. Now nowing that he has this condition makes it easier to accept this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com